Meatballs (film) Meatballs is a 1979 Canadian comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman. It is noted for Bill Murray's first film appearance in a starring role and for launching the directing career of Reitman whose later comedies included Stripes (1981) and Ghostbusters (1984), both starring Murray.
Harriet Beecher Stowe: 10 memorable quotes on her birthday. June 13, 2012. American abolitionist writer Harriett Beecher Stowe was born on June 14, 1811 to Lyman Beecher, a Congregationalist minister.
Religion: Congregationalist; later, Episcopalian, spiritualist. 1  Biography of Isabella Beecher Hooker, Women's Suffrage Activist. 2  The Real Story of Solomon Northup, Author of Twelve Years a Slave. 3  Quotes from Harriet Beecher Stowe, Anti-Slavery Writer. 4  Timeline 1800-1859: African American History and Women.